40 hurt as police clash with Kashmir protesters
Forty people were hurt in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir when police fired teargas to break up protests over alleged rights abuses as a strike paralysed much of the state, police said. Police said a crowd of 700 demonstrators shouting “Down with the Indian army” and “We want freedom” blocked a key highway northeast of the main city of Srinagar leading to a major Hindu pilgrimage site. Full Story